Prior to this record (one of the earliest releases on the MGM label) and forming his own orchestra, multi-talented musician
Sy Oliver (1910 - 1988) had made his reputation as a Big Band arranger, working first for Jimmie Lunceford during the 1930's, and then Tommy Dorsey in the '40's.
In later years Oliver went on to a ten-year stint as musical director for Decca Records, working as a free-lance arranger and record producer, and leading his own jazz bands off and on until 1984.
Listen to:
Sy Oliver and his Orchestra,
with vocals by Sy Oliver and Dickie Wells -
Hey Daddy-O
(MGM Records 78, 1947)
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Listen to:
Sy Oliver and his Orchestra - Slow Burn
(MGM Records 78, 1947)
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See also:
- Sy Oliver at All Music.Com
- 'The Sy Oliver Story'; a 1974 interview posted at Jazz Professional.Com...
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Prior to this record (one of the earliest releases on the MGM label) and forming his own orchestra, multi-talented musician 
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